Lettuce soup

Soups & stews

Lettuce soup

SoupServes 4
20 min
This quick, vegetarian soup is far nicer than it sounds! A great way of transforming slightly limp lettuce into a delicate starter rather than letting it mould in the back of the fridge. This can be eaten warm or chilled, with a few ice cubes in place of the croutons.

Method

Prep time:
5 min

PT5M

Cooking time:
15 min

PT15M

Step 1

Melt the butter and cook the onion and garlic for five minutes, slowly. Add the lettuce and mix everything together for 1 minute then sprinkle with flour. Stir again and cook for a further minute then gradually add the stock or water. Simmer for 5 minutes.

Step 2

Purée the soup in a blender, pour into a rinsed out bowl and strain. If puréeing has made the soup too thick, dilute it with water. Add seasoning to taste. Bring the soup back to the boil.

Step 3

In a soup tureen, whisk cream and egg yolk together, pour on a ladle of boiling soup and whisk again, then add the rest of the soup.